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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-07-16
Some How or Other That
Part Of the Land APP
pears Sickly.
President GroNCr iwokc with
atoIic andIInd Ia In, tbcd
TiIi 10 O'cIock.
while Nrs. Cleveland j. pouiiIc
iug Her Eye Winch Had ~
biz StJc on it.

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0i''''i CIV - ~ "'"'f 4''' "I" l'h
standing that the suu arose giuriously
over the hills this morning there were
No si,ns ot hto ,t tho rosiJ.,c.. -,
i,...t.,.. ,n...,...,
'''''.''''c N'e'cI I'""' "uere INC Presi-
cents party is stopping. until 9
O'Clock. During tho last evening Mrs.
Cleveland played number of seloc-
tions on the pinuo and sang some of
her tayoritc songs. The music. how.
ever. seemed to attract vii ayers. and
as soon ~ the fact va. discovered she
ceased The curtains wc.c not drawn
and the party could be- seen chat inp
together. Mrs Cleveland. althouyh
wearing bandage over her eve.
seemed to enter into the conversation
with energy. Bouquets presented TO
her at Clinton we're displaycd about
the parlors.
.ru,, ..,,..o,
o,,ho n,,S, t.,.
rrnrriyod here mis- morming for ,bo
purnose of fendeayoring to ,nduro tbo
president to hold an informal rrcon.
lion at The hotcl dcsion.tod l.r Nm
during the afternoon tomorrow VA.
tertowu ia very de.irous of cntcrtsi~.
inp tho marty for u short lin. tomor.
row morniu0. A eperisl train con
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-07-16

ALGIoN, y. Y, July l5.-George
Wilson, tho wife murderer, was sen
fenced this morning TO be hanged
September /.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
Labor-saving in the worlds work.


When the historian Of the future
writes the history OF the nineteenth
century he will doubtless assign to
the period embraced by the life OF
the generation terminating in 1855.
place OF Importance. considered in its
relations to the interests Of humanity,
second to but very few, and perhaps To-
none. Of the many similar epoehs of
time in any of the centuries that have
preceded IL; inasmUel. IS ri ecOnomists
who have specially studied this matter
are substantially agreed that, within
40 fc~iod named, man in general has
attained to such greater control over
the forces OF Mature, and has so COM
passed their use that he has been
able TO do far more work in 4 given
time obtain a much larger product,
measured by quantity in ratio to a
given amount of labor and reduce
the effort necessary 10 insure a com
Portable subsistence in q far greater
measure, than il twas possible for him
to accomplish twenty on thirty years
anterior to the time Of the present
writing. In the absence Of sufficiently
complete data, it is not easy and per-
haps not possible, to estimate accurate
~, and specifically state The average
saving in time and labor In the worlds
work of production aud distribution
that has been thus achieved. IN a few
departments of industrial effort the
saving in both 81 these factors has
certainly amounted to seventy or
eighty per cent; in not a few to more
than fifty per cent Air Edward At
kinson, who has made this matter a
special study. considers one third as
the minimum average that can be ac-
cepted FOR the period above specified.
Other authorities arc inclined to assign
considerably higher average. The
deductions OF Mr. William Fowler,
| Fellow Of University College. London,
are to the effect that the saving OF
labor since 1850 in tho production of
any given article amounts % forty per
cent; and the British Royal Commits
sion (minority report, 1850 character
| ICES the amount OF labor required to
accomplish a given amount Of pros
duction and transport at the present
| time as TBc0mpara5y icss' than was
requisite forty years ago and MS "be-
iag constantly reduced. Hon. DaUid
4. Wells, IN Popular Sci6Hc5 Hoataly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
The Home Of the Autocrat.

The doctors study in the houso IN
Beacon street looks ont overthe Charles
River. and it is a question whether the
view from the windows is more beau
tiful at night when the electric lights
ON the bridge cast their reflections ON
the water like iavelins of glitter!ng
silver, or in the day, when the gray
stream flowing to the sea. and the
spires and towers Of Cambridge. with
the green hills of Arlington and Bel
mont beyond, are visible. 1t is at all
times a view of which Boston people
are very proud; and, aside from ITS
beauty, il has the added interest to the
doctor of cncompassing nearly all the
scenes of his youth. aud Of his man
hood, too.
he was born ut Cambridge, and
went To school at Cambridgeport, and
both of those places are i'm sight from
his Windows all his past is unfolded
there, and when he turns from the
book OF manuscript ON his des6,-near
which hangs the portrait Of his re-
uowngd anccstress, dorothy @.
hc can see ,he path his feet have tc.-
lowed since the beginning Of his life.
lie cam see himself at various a-es;
the urcAiu Struggling to school
through fields which are green only
DO the memory now; the Harvard st0-
dent; aUa then, Iu ulr person. the
No doubt hc finds ID hard ,o helicNt
THAT ,ae Uychu was not another trl-
low altogether, instead ot tae self
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
The Prince of wales Heir.

In everything except the indisBaa.
sable tawny beard that falls Ike IA
of dead gold silk to the EXTREMITY as
massive chest. Prince Albert yisa,
the eldest son Of the Prince ofW9s,
models himself on Ouidas heroes. n.
is as fond of knickknacks as siy
His private apartments are the uesrsa
approach to the talented but VULGAR
authorcss's ideal of a Young eusai-
mans rooms. He would not bru,
hair otherwise than with an igog-
backed brush to save his life Esads
Cologne and other perfumes have tlet
place in his bath. To write q note s
paper that was not the triumph Of BE-
perfumer's art, would, i'm his own ia.
agination. be unworthy OF bis uee.
and position. He has started in 81.
in fact, as an exquisite OF the Ge9F.
". type; but luckily for himself sm
for the nation, be is preserved .ia4
some Of the most Objectionable traits
Of the First Gentleman" chayaaM
by the sensitive shyness OF hts Gi,s-
sition. He differs again from mo,,a.
ouisites in having a praisewortay :
sire 20 pay promptly for tie luMriS
in which he INDUCES. Indeed H
worries his attendants to woTg t8
tradcspeople to send in their has
sharp, and frcts and fumes Il th e.
tute shop6eeper- alive to the yag3 &.
having the future King Of -nl
upon their books within decent limits
delay in delivering their accoals
Like his father, he gets his cio,.s-
ard plenty Of them-from Pae
Prince Albert Nictors idea Of dI-n-
fed mufti is frock coat and Lavender
or gray trousers. He seldom wears
cutaway coat, and even when uJe-
ling hardly ever appears IN saii e
dittoes. On the whole, he may oe Dc
scribed rs very stately and solsn-
Young man.-L0nd0B Letter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
An Ohio Ghost


There is highly respectable family
BY the name of Mark living in the Vi
entity Of Sugar creek, Fayette county,
Ohio, who claim to have had renlark-
able experience for many years; and
what they willingly relate may be Of
interest to many readers. The family
settled in the neighborhood IN al Sarly
day, when this section Of the state was
sparselv settled On the banks OF
Sugar creek some woodman had built
a frame structure, and for some years
had taken up his abode within u.
Eventually, however, changes occur
red. and Mr. Mark took possession Of
the house. One very warm night while
sleeping alone in an upper room, he
states that he was looking toward the
open window, unable to sleep, when a
stately, serious-looking man in broad
cloth glided into the room aud APP
preached his bed. The appartion-
for SO he regarded it-had n strange
mccarthy expression Of countenance,
and didn't use its feet in moving about
Mr. Mark was utterly terrified, and, as
he SAYS, leaped almost to the foot Of
the stairs and hurried from the build
ing TO the home of neighb0r as rapid
Is as his feet could take him. Some
time afterward, while workmen We're
procuring gravel from pit near by,
they came upon a barrel IN which was
secrctcd q hideous skeleton, which be-
came the basis of many unpleasant
conjectures On another occasion,
after the gentleman referred to had be-
come the head of large and prosper
Gus family, while some Of the children
were PLAYING about the kitchen-door,
caliyerous object, with strange
liyid complexion and long outstretched
arms. rose apparently out of the ground
immediately in front of them. The
ailrighted children ran into the house
to their mother, screaming, and I'M
able to make known what they had
seen. 1t was not long after this affair
until one Of the daughters died. \
few months elapsed, and the mother
was awakened about 4 O'Clock one
morning by an ominous sound in the
front ward. She arose to investigate.
About midway between the house and
the street gate her deceased daughter
seemed to be standing, rs il in trouble,
and as if She were searching for some
thing that had been lost. The mother
saws That II all seemed SO real to her
| that She attempted to approach her
daughter but was disappointed 6y see
! ing her suddenly vanish. The entire
family are firm in the belief that all
| these circumstances were real, and
nothing will make them more iudig-
nant than to cali them in question.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
CoIocnn,s Great Eell.

An official notice has been published
of the great bell for the Cathedral OF
Cologne, the solemn inauguration of
which took place some days ago with
great pomp. The bell weighs 27,00l
kilos, or about 20 tons IS hundred
weight The clapper alone weighs
500 kilos, ornearly l54 huadrcdweight
Its perpendicular height is almost li5
feet; its diameter at the mouth nearly
III feet. Twenty-Five cannon taken
from the French were assigned by the
Emperor William for its manufacture;
5000 kilos of tin were added
1t was cast by Andrcas Hamm 81
Franenthal, and 81 900 marks (EI,050)
were paid for the casting. 1t will be
known as the Kaiserglocke, or Emper-
or's bell as the two other large bells IN
the cathedral bear the epithets, rc-
spectively. of Pretiosa (precious) and
Speciosa (beautiful this one is styled
Gloriosa. 1t bears above an inscrip-
ton recording that william. the
most august Emperor Of the Germans
and King Of the Prussians, mindful OF
the heavenly help granted to him
whereby he conducted the late French
war TO a prosperous issue and restored
the German Empire, caused cannon
taken from the French to be devoted to
founding a bell to be hung in the Won
derful cathedral then approaching
completion A likeness of St. Peter,
the name patron Of the church, Is on
the side, beneath which is a quatrain
in the style of the medieval conceits,
praying that rs devouts heart rise
heayeuward at hearing the sound of
the bell, so may the doorkeeper OF
Heaven open wide the gates of the
celestial mansion. On the opposite side
is inscribed sestet in German, Of
which the translation is;
lam called the Emperor's bell;
proclaim the Emperurs honor;
on the holy watCh-towcr ! am placed
pray for the German Empire,
That peace and protection
God may ever grant to 1t.
The hell was solemnly blessed in The
cathedral by the Archbishop ot
Cologne according to the elaborate
ritual set ont in the Pontiiicale Ro-
mauum. The ceremony was very long,
many psalms being chanted by the
! Siergy and choristers while the bell was
being sprinklcd with blessed water
/ and anointed with chrism, and the pog-
ton Of St. Luke. y, 3S-i2 was chanted
| bv deacon. Incense and nyrrh were
| burned within il and many symbolical
rites performed. The opinions or eN-
perts are divided MS to whether the
note which the bell sounds is Z sharp
or D.-LoHd0H Times
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
The Destructive Power Of Torpe-
does.

The destructive power of torpedoes
was recently illustrated in the Resist
ance experiments; but no exact ac-
count Of their action has yet been pub
lished, as faras we know, of their use
in actual warfare Although the de-
struction Of the Chinese c0ryet Yauk
Wo during the fight between the
French aud the Chinese ut Foochow
has almost been forgotten, no anthem
tic report of the encounter has ever
reached US. The account just given
Of the humiliation of the Chinese YES
sci by a close eyewitness is therefore
doubly interesting. The writer says
that the French flagship had two tor
pedo boats attached to her at the gang
WAYS The ship was about 800 yards
below the Yang Wo. As soon as the
firing commenced. both boats attacked
the Chinese vessel. The first one fired
her torpedo directly under the Yang
Wo'S after gangwav starboard side.
No damage whatever was done to the
ship: but the officer in CHARGE OF the
torped0-boat was wounded IN the
chest BY the return action OF til tor
pcdo. The other had in the meantime
attacked the ship forward 4 little
abaft the cathead. ON the same side.
This torpedo was in direct contact with
the ship. The effect was that, when
the torpedo eNp,odcd, il penetrated the
fore magazine, Ur rather the tire from
it did This blew mp, and the whole
forward part Of the ship was de.
molisaed This al happened within
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
Hogs Can SWIM.

There IS an old tradition that hogs
can't swim, and on this is probably
founded the twice-told tale of the devil
entering into hogs in the country Of
the Gadcreues, causing them to run
violently down q steep bank into the
sea where they were choked. The
idea is that the sharp cloven hoof Of
the hog comes up against his throat in
his effort 70 paddle and cuts it, All
this is bosh Hogs. if given half a
chance. become expert swimmers.
knew of an old SOW or 10 years old
that has been kept for breeding pur-
poses up among the NauEatuck hills Of
Cshrctticut that can rival Boynton as
an expert Ia the water Her pen is on
the bank Of Mad river and runs down
to che water. Her only way of get
ting out Of it is by water Once "a day
during tie summer she takes swim
10 a little island located in the center
of the river and there she walloWs till
il is time to take her nightly rations,
when ut the call OF her owner she
swim- back to her pom Cincinnati
IiuttS-St8y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06

writing column EXTENDS rapi6ly GOWh-
ward until 1t touches the earth. When
II attains the surface il becomes audi
bic from. the violent Tcnding ACTIONS
which IL creates upon that surface. As
soon as the whirl IS created il begins
10 move away. generally toward the
northeast-for the evident reason that
the upper cold layer OF air against
which il originates has, in the north
ern hemisphere, q movement in that
direction.
In It's path over the surface the cir
cling movement Of tEe writing air
and She suction action Of the partial
vacuum in the central portion Of the
shaft combine TO bring about an ex-
uemc devastation. On the outside OF
tee Whirl the air, which PUSHES IN a
circlng path toward the vortex, ever
turns All movable objects, and in the
center these objects, il they are not too
heavy, are sucked up as by a great
air-Dump. Thus tho roofs of houses,
bodies Of men and animals, may be
lifted To great elevations. until they
are tossed by the tumultuous move
ments beyond the limits of the ascend
ing currents and fall back upon the
earth. Where the center OF the whirl-
wind passes over a building, the sud-
den decrease in the pressure Of the
outer air often causes the atmosphere
which is contained within the walls
suddenly to press against the sides OF
the structure, so that three sides are
quickly driven outward as if ny a
charge Of gunpowder.
1t is not unlik i that the diminu-
ton Of pressure brought about by the
passage Of the interior OF the whirl
over building may be about as much
as is indicated BY thefaH OF four inches
in the barometer. This is equivalent
ID Il change in the pressure amounting
to about three hundred pounds to the
Square foot. This force operates tC
burst ont the walls of building. il
is not improbable that the diminutiou
of pressure may be much greater than
this, but even the amount named i
sufficient to account Tor the bursting
out OF the frail-walled structures which
these devastating movements encount
err In the western parts OF the Unitet
States. ScrtJners Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
Girls ~ Workers.

4 girls mind dcvelopeS very rapid
liz. much more rapidly than ain aver
ace bows: and when an intelligent
girl shows any special ability ia one
direction She improves in that especial
direction SO quickly that one IS de-
ccived into thinking She has genius for
it; she herself becomes fired with ann
bition. works hard, and many girls
can work in 4 way that would shame
some bows. builds castles in the air
of future fame and greatness, gives up
other interests and hopes for the one
aim. which. alas, is often disappointed.
Nineteen out ot every twenty might
we not say uinev-nine out OF every
hundred? girls stop when you think
they are going 30 do something worth
doing. aud never ret any further.
They have talent which education mas
brought ont and deceived them into
mistabing for genius There Is, how
ever. one very great advantage 2 tAe
present rage FOR classes of aia lud>,
aad III the facilities for study iu ali az
rectioas: it gives many girls ae uolect
in l:fe. even If they do Not 10 anything
yer, great for the benefit OF Size nae
ton. = lfaS'el $ HE1gs.4C
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
;Ioodlumism Among Girls.

The growth of hoodlumism amoagI
girls is bad sign in oar social DE
We have sufficiently indicated that .asI
peculiar feminine Development is MI
confined to any station or class. II
prevails among rich and poor very
much alike. Neither is the Girl hood
lum any worse in fact than the By
hoodlum, though she seems wore
probably on account Of the higher
plane woman occupies in the popa!I
Is; snation. In conclusion, the H.
publican disclaims any intention 70
charge that hoodlumisn is sweeping
over the country lake tidal-waye q
ongulf American womanhood. y ,
already too prevalent, and j. az
parently increasing, but it lies 10 ile
power of the sensible women Of ias
country to stay its progress and iae
effort is worth making. Let every
woman teach her daughter that a9
higher compliment can ever be pau
her than the simple words, "she Is I
perfect lady" addressed TO other eas
than her own. st Louis Repa5.isa-'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
American Children in Europe.

A letter from abroad says: "lheis
are here in Europe multitudes q an
erlcan children who can speak fTenel
and German better than their oH-
language. | met the other evening !
family from o. 20, and found the sol,
a boy of Il, reading Coopers no's'
and Uncle Toms Cabin in GeFiii-..
i understand them better in Gei .l
than in English, he remarked VIVA /.
strong foreign accent. The paIsa-'
spoke OF the fact with evident sa
faction. Another American iall.'.,
in which are five daughters WAC u1'-
made a great success in science, ~ -,
cine. painting, and music. en.B,: y:
German or French in their n3lne - y.
and cannot pronounce an Eng'lsn w
tence without making q biuNas' y
some kind
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06

the gray hair OF our los. or
..hair jewelry' is among tbe ~
ties Of sentiment. Is it not cr '..'s-
wear a portion Of our dead IN =. e
ment? Surely the wirv strarl V
peiiant and rigid, was never n
hair about the "old familiar fsc
remember seeing some mother s..
woven into the design Of anr5a+
earrings, and the dan.htsr. Y
seeming to derive comfort fr. '.ss
light tossing Of this ennis Z.
security, and no doubt sDJ.e.
occult satisfactory reason for
congraity Of design and fact
youth there clustered about n
maiden aunts wearing Chain. I
bracelets Of hair, their stiffness g
ing to testify TO an unyieldiug se~-
and their quantity that the .depns'
must have been samsons. Then
were the brooches with the bg-
seIpentine twists Of hair iorms.
frame for the pictured face of IL
original possessor Of the hair-ar E
certain appeal to frame, as the ezI-e.
cies Of Il brooch sometimes subia
the head to the yicissitude of
worn upside down, thus marine X
act Of would-be respectful mem9r
JeWeyry Ae1Gs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
The rain rrons a rugllist,s blow.

1t has been said that the hurts suf-
fered in pugiiism are particularly Sc
we're, and that but few pains equai the
pain resulting from d blow OF the fist
s1uarely and forcj5ly delivered upon
the nose. An incident which goes to
support this allegation is reported
from Paris a lion tanner in one Of
the Boulevard shows was set upon biz
powerful and irritable old lion,
whose cage he had entered according
to habit in the course of an entertain
ment. The beast made his attack
without warning or particular cause,
and iu an instant the man was upon
his back between the lion paws. The
spectators screamed, thinking it was
an end os the lion tanner, but, like n
flash, he Yves upon his feet, and, strik-
ing out with his right in accurate put
gilistic style, landed his fist upon the
lions nose. with 4 spat that was heard
all over the place The lion wheezed
and sneczed and backed away, shak-
ing his head and shutting his eyes as
if Gazed, while the man stepped quick
IL. but with dignity out of the cage.
The blow was good one, and if it
had fallen upon man would undoubt-
edlv knocked him out Evidently it
made the lou tiugle from the spot
where it was delivered to tGo tip If
his tail Rochester Democrat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
Europe ana It's Colonies.

How ought you decide the popula-
ton of different countrics-by the NUM-
Der of inhabitants in the several moth
er countries only, or ny that Of their
subjects All the world over? On the
latter basis a French writer has re-
Gently compiled some interesting sta
tistjc,. Thus. Portugal-in Europe has
only 100000 inhabitants, but the to-
tai number of persons living under the
Portuguese flagi nearly twice as many
Il, 500. 62S.) OF 24000.050 Spanish
subjects onlv 100000 live in Europe.
The population of the Netherlands l..
onlv 4.00o,000, but the total number
Of Dutch subjects is $1,000, 900. On
this same basis Germany is far less
pouulous than France. Il is France.
saws the writer we are quoting, wher-
ever the French flag flies The num-
Der of Frenchmen thus interpreted Is
20. 1gs. OS3 (of whom 5S.2lS,903 live in
Irauce-iu-EWope,) bur that Of the
Germans is oalv little more than IL
100000 The total number Of British
subjects, we may add, Is put at $685.
4.-PlH UuN Gazette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
Nom. for The Long.winded.

Said one Of the girls about Y -.-
uate I've been writing ID! 80
every Saturday since the term -
and now | have siXty-scren page
the subject is only half eliaaa .ats.
whats the subject. "IAe ~,
lectual superiority Of woman. ~ ~.
man. Good gracious. l'oe' I, 80.
l3lpases pf manuscriptto prov g IT, 81 II
.Wht yes. Then you il''3' g,.
the wrong side Of the question
JQl0 Courier.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-06
The Actinn Of q Tornado.

When the conditions Of atmospheric
Instability have given birth e 3 tor
uado. the fact II announced - tte oD-
seryer by 1 sudden gathering e uarN'
swift-whirling clouds. from wnleh 0e-
pend a writing. serpeut-hke noay
formed of. condensed yapor IRIS